Police Advisory Commission

PAC meetings are open to the public and held on the third Monday of each month at its office (990 Spring Garden St, 7th Floor), or at community centers, churches and other locations throughout the city.

Some of the publicly listed email addresses at the Philadelphia Police Department were discovered to have disabled mailboxes. The Police Advisory Commission looked into how many publicly listed email accounts were operational. This is the memo to Commissioner Ross, and Managing Director Michael DiBerdinis.

PAC Release Statement on OIS

“The Police Advisory Commission would like to extend our condolences to Mr. Plowden’s family and friends. We want the family to know that we [the PAC] will do everything to ensure that the investigation is transparent, objective and thorough,” said Hans Menos, PAC Executive Director. “Whenever there is a loss of life it is tragic. However, the loss of yet another young, black and unarmed man is something that many in the city of Philadelphia and around the country understand to be especially problematic, and for marginalized black and brown communities, especially painful. We want to work towards fully understanding, acknowledging and easing that pain. The PAC is currently receiving regular updates from investigators and intends to continue to monitor the investigation.”